QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 27 April 2019

Solution: d)

In a bid to promote renewable energy market in India, the Indian government has framed policies under the Electricity Act, 2003 and the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) to increase the total renewable power generation capacity in the country.

Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), also known as green energy certificates or tradable renewable certificates are proof that energy has been generated from renewable sources such as solar or wind power. Each REC represents the environmental benefits of 1MWh of renewable energy generation. When you purchase RECs, renewable energy is generated on your behalf.

Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) is a policy instrument to catalyze the development of renewable energy. It is a market-based mechanism which will help the states meet their regulatory requirements (such as Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPOs)) by overcoming the geographical constraints on existing renewable potential in different states.

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Soulution: a)

China has launched its first communication satellite to provide broadband internet services

worldwide. The satellite is the first in the Hongyun project planned by China Aerospace Science and

Industry Corp (CASIC).

The Hongyun project, started in September 2016, aims to build a space-based communications network to provide broadband internet connectivity to users around the world, especially those in the underserved regions.

When the Hongyun project is complete, it will cover the whole world and offer round-the clock

communication services to users in polar regions, who now have difficulties accessing

telecommunication and internet services.

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Solution: c)

Sikkim has won the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Future Policy Gold Award for its achievement in becoming the world’s first totally organic agriculture state.

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Solution: d)

The program named Innovate in India (I3) i.e. the National Biopharma Mission is an industry- academia collaborative mission of Department of Biotechnology (DBT) in collaboration with World Bank for accelerating discovery research to early development of Biopharmaceuticals and to be implemented by Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).

The aim of the mission is to enable and nurture an ecosystem for preparing India’s technological and product development capabilities in biopharmaceutical to a level that will be globally competitive over the next decade, and transform the health standards of India’s population through affordable product development. The program will specifically focus on the development of new vaccines, bio-therapeutics, diagnostics and medical devices to address the rising burden of diseases in the country.

Solution: d)

The formation of ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work marks the second stage in the ILO Future of Work Initiative.

• Its job is to undertake an in-depth examination of the future of work that can provide the analytical basis for the delivery of social justice in the 21st century.
• Its job also includes identifying the key challenges facing the world of work and making practical recommendations about how these may be addressed in the future.

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